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The two statues were seized during investigations into international smuggling networks including that of notorious trafficker Subhash Kapoor
The repatriations to Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia come as the museum continues to distance itself from Latchford and his late collaborator Emma C. Bunker
The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of WMF's efforts at the archaeological park and a new phase of conservation at Phnom Bakheng
Six of the eight allegedly looted objects were donated to the museum by Emma C. Bunker, an associate of smuggler Douglas Latchford
The late antiquities dealer was accused of profiting off stolen Cambodian antiquities
The museum has issued a statement further distancing itself from the late Emma Bunker, who allegedly falsified provenance for items looted from Cambodia
Cambodian government says stone artefacts kept at San Francisco home of billionaire Lindemann family match those looted from sacred site
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British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum now under scrutiny of Cambodian government
A collaboration between the Cleveland Museum of Art and the National Museum of Cambodia revealed that each boy god had been given the other’s limbs during earlier conservation work
Irish artist Matt Loughrey’s reworked pictures of people murdered in Cambodia’s Killing Fields, published by Vice, may have broken country’s Archives Act
Culture and Fine Arts Ministry signals a potential openness to a scaled-down proposal
Unesco has expressed alarm that the development will encroach onto the protected zone of the World Heritage site
Expert in Khmer and Indian antiquities was a dealer in Cambodian art in the 1970s and last year was accused of smuggling and creating false provenances for antiquities
Major museums hold works linked to prolific collector accused of smuggling and fraud
World Monuments Fund completes restoration of the eastern half of Phnom Bakheng temple
Preservation, cultural routes, urban regeneration through tourism are all set to be discussed
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
This statement came during recent dispute over Cambodian statue that was consigned to Sotheby's
Cambodian officials believe the last two looted works out of seven are in Denver Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
The auction house returns statue and is cleared of wrongdoing as federal government drops allegations
Western museums are feeling the pressure over restitution claims from China, Turkey and Cambodia
The number of artefacts under restitution claims is rising
The Metropolitan Museum may not be the last institution to return looted sculptures
Sotheby's sale halted as Cambodia demands its return
A season of art from the Southeast Asian nation will examine old wounds and build new bridges
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Thai army cedes ground but future of Cambodian World Heritage site remains unresolved
An attempt to smuggle it was thwarted in the US